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Original Content J Cole's "No Role Modelz" & The Absent Father Domino Effect Off his acclaimed 2014 Forest Hills Drive album, J Cole's "No Role Modelz" puts exclamation marks on a longstanding struggle in hip-hop. By Michael Kawaida March 03, 2020
Music Jhené Aiko Announces "Chilombo" Deluxe With Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, & More Jhené Aiko is releasing the deluxe edition of her album "Chilombo" on July 17 with features from Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Kehlani, and more. By Alex Zidel July 15, 2020
Music Kelly Rowland Recalls "Torture" Of Constantly Being Compared To Beyoncé Kelly Rowland looked back on how difficult it was to constantly be compared to fellow Destiny's Child member, Beyoncé. By Lynn S. July 15, 2020
Music Brandy Wants To Make Music With Drake: "I'm Calling You Out, Fam!" Fresh off dropping her new album "B7," Brandy hosted a fan Q&A and responded positively to someone who asked whether she'd ever do a song with Drake. By Keenan Higgins August 10, 2020
Music Jhené Aiko Reveals "CHILOMBO" Cover Art & Release Date Jhené Aiko has shared a few stand-alone singles for the better part of a year, but fans are awaiting "CHILOMBO." By Erika Marie February 22, 2020
Music Ludacris Names His Favorite Songs From His Own Catalog Can you guess what three tracks Ludacris considers to be his favorites from his own catalog? By Erika Marie June 30, 2020
Music Lil Tjay Earns His Stripes With XXL Freshman Freestyle New York rapper Lil Tjay submits his freestyle for the XXL Freshman Class of 2020. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2020
Music Moneybagg Yo Announces "Said Sum" Single, Gervonta Davis Responds To Lyric Moneybagg Yo dropped off a few lyrics from his midnight release "Said Sum," and Gervonta Davis responded after a Twitter user said one of the lyrics was about the boxer. By Erika Marie June 29, 2020
TV 50 Cent Announces New TV Show Starring T.I. 50 Cent reveals that T.I. will be starring in his upcoming television series "Twenty Four Seven," based on the book "Notorious C.O.P: Investigations from NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop." By Mitch Findlay August 26, 2020
Tech Young Thug Asks Elon Musk To Help Him Build Slime City Young Thug reaches out to Elon Musk to help him install solar power in Slime City. By Alex Zidel October 20, 2021
Music Coachella 2022 Announces Lineup: Kanye, Billie Eilish, Lil Baby, City Girls, Doja Cat & More The festival will go down two weekends in April, and hopefully, it isn't delayed once again. By Erika Marie January 12, 2022
Music Kanye West's "Donda (Deluxe)" Billboard Pops Up In L.A. New music from Kanye West could arrive shortly. By Aron A. November 13, 2021